As AStA, we run SemTix – the student semester ticket office, which takes care of applications for subsidies for semester tickets. You can find out whether you qualify for a grant and how to apply here.
What is it about?
The semester ticket is your ticket for public transport. With it, you can use all local transport vehicles throughout Germany – a Germany semester ticket, so to speak. As a face-to-face student at HTW Berlin, the semester ticket is mandatory for you due to the solidarity model. Under certain circumstances, however, you can receive a financial subsidy from the AStA, whereby your semester ticket remains just as valid.
Who is responsible for what?
It is important to know that we as the AStA SemTix office only provide possible subsidies for the semester ticket; for other concerns, the HTW Student Services is your contact.
SemTix Office of the AStA
If you have any questions about applications for a subsidy for the semester ticket, we are your contact. You can reach us via the contact form.
Student Services at HTW
If you have any questions about exemption from the semester ticket, please contact the Student Service Center at HTW Berlin.
Student Services at HTW
If you have any questions about reimbursement of your semester ticket, please contact the Student Service Center at HTW Berlin.
How do I apply for a subsidy for the semester ticket?
If you want to apply for a subsidy for your semester ticket, check beforehand whether you meet all the requirements. We explain what these are and what you need to take into account here:
What are special hardships?
A subsidy for the semester ticket can be granted due to special hardships. Some of these hardships are, for example:
- restricted work permit
- special costs for medical or psychological care
- expensive nutrition (e.g. medically necessary)
- pregnancy (after the 12th week)
- raising children
- final thesis started at least three months before re-registration and not yet completed
- unpaid or low-paid internship (study-related)
- or comparable other hardships
Requirements
- First requirement: a particular hardship must have existed for a certain period of time before re-registration or enrollment and must be proven when submitting the application.
- Second requirement: your monthly needs (your expenses) demonstrably exceed your monthly income. If this is not the case, your application cannot be approved. A grant can only be considered if there is a particular hardship AND insufficient income.
Both requirements must be met and must be proven. The calculation period is three full months before the start of the re-registration period. The evidence must be valid for this calculation period. Please take this into account when compiling your application documents.
The following periods apply for the respective semesters:
- October 1st to December 31st for applications for the summer semester
- March 1st to May 31st for applications for the winter semester
The requirements for a subsidy for the semester ticket are regulated in the social fund statutes.
Application
You can apply for a semester ticket subsidy up until the end of the regular re-registration period. There are exceptions for first-semester students. Please inform yourself about the requirements and the evidence to be submitted before submitting your application. Your application will be processed as soon as it has been received in the semester ticket office, complete with all the necessary evidence.
You can find the application form here and in the LSF.
Contact
Postal Address
HTW Berlin
Studentisches Semesterticketbüro
TA A K041
Treskowallee 8
10318 Berlin
semesterticket@students-htw.de
Deadlines
Hardship applications winter semester 2024/25
Deadline for all semesters: 15.10.2024